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    Heat lamp, brooder plate, or both?

    I'm not sure.. if they aren't under the brooder they are running around exploring. And thank you
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    Heat lamp, brooder plate, or both?

    I don't think they are getting trampled. And thank you, it's been a difficult week.
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    Heat lamp, brooder plate, or both?

    I'm picking up a brooder thermometer today. Along with another lamp, and brooder plate. Just to make sure they have enough room under the plate. I tried to check the temperature last night but all I had to use was my husband's digital meat thermometer..🤦 but it showed at the bottom of the...
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    Heat lamp, brooder plate, or both?

    I recently received a batch of baby chicks threw the mail. (First time ordering by mail) I have only raised baby chicks one other time, and did great. This time has been horrible and heartbreaking, I have already lost 4 of my 10 babies I ordered by mail. I had one baby that wasn't alive when...
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    My chick has filled up with air, please help!

    She never acted like she had difficulty breathing.
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    My chick has filled up with air, please help!

    Yes there was some, and at the time I didn't know if that was causing the problem. Pretty sure it was the ruptured air sac.
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    My chick has filled up with air, please help!

    Thank you everyone, I ended up deciding to use the needle to release the air. She still filled up the first day, but as of yesterday she has deflated and has stayed that way. Pretty sure it was a ruptured air sac. She has been doing great so far! Sorry for just updating, the BYC app wasn't...
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    My chick has filled up with air, please help!

    I just recieved baby chicks in the mail yesterday. This was my first time ordering threw the mail. One of babies, a Salmon Favorolle, was very fat and round! I picked her up and she felt like she was about to pop! She looked like a balloon. Her skin was very tight, and she was so filled up that...
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    What do the neighbors have that I don't?

    Love this idea! Thanks
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    What do the neighbors have that I don't?

    The neighbors dog has gotten loose and gotten in our yard bothering our chickens and horses. So my husband feels like we shouldn't allow our chickens in the neighbors yard when we have complained about the dog getting loose in our yard. As far as the fence idea I will run that by my husband and...
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    What do the neighbors have that I don't?

    I am having a hard time keeping my flock out of the neighbors yard.. we have 7 acres of land to explore, and yet they want to visit the neighbor.. we had a barbed wire fence up on this section of the property. And we just put up new horse fencing today in hopes of keeping them in our yard. We...
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    What breed are my chickens?

    Thank you every one! I have found out the white ones are California Whites. I'm still not sure about the brown one though. I don't believe she is an ISA brown. She is much darker. Also when she was younger she had really pretty grey colored under feathers too. I do believe..if I remember...
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    What breed are my chickens?

    Please help! I need help determining what breed my hens are. I have two white chickens with a few black spots on them. I got them from tractor supply but have forgotten what breed they are. Any ideas? The reddish brown hen also came from tractor supply. Her under feathers have a beautiful...
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    mycoplasma gallisepticum help

    I'm pretty sure one of my hens has mycoplasma gallisepticum. I didn't realize what it was 2 years ago when I first noticed the bubble eyes and then swelling over the eye. I just assumed it was allergies, or an eye infection. I treated it with eye ointment antibiotics and she was better. But...
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    Sores on Hen

    Thank you for both for the help! I'm going to look it up and do some research to see how I can help the symptoms and make her more comfortable. I hope I can keep the rest of my girls from catching it. Thanks again
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